My first scooter drive

I have learned a new thing here today …driving a motorbike or popularly known as scooter(a small 50cc bike).  This is the most popular mode of transportation here which suits perfectly to a very narrow roads. Besides not all can own a car even if they can afford to because of one car per house policy. This is to control number of vehicles out on the street otherwise traffic would be  a mess as almost all roads here  are single lanes.

 Back to my practice session, i have rented a bike for two days at Oleander Cycle for 117.00 dollars so i just spent my whole weekend practicing. I haven’t touch a bike before so have to start from the scratch. Buti nalang mahaba ang pasensya ng ka opinina ko na nagturo sa akin. I found a perfect place to practice right beside the airport na walang dadaan na mga sasakyan, mga eroplano lang ka kompetinsya ko.  I was there last Saturday from 3 PM till 8 in the night.  This Sunday i found a new site a huge car park which is empty. Ang ganda pa ng view across the street ay ang Clear Water Beach na, wherein there’s a group of Filipinos na may nagcelebrate ng b-day nakikain pa ako. Ang sarap may bbq, shrimp, pancit..kapal ko ano nakadaan lang nakikain pa. On the other side  naman is a motocross venue na may mga nag paparaktis na mga bikers. So it’s a sort of inspiration to me na habang sila ay pinapalipad na ang mga motorsiklo samantalang ako hindi pa halos makapagpatakbo ng matulin. While i had some occassional fall down but thanks God ain’t got any bruises pero sobrang sakit lang ng boung katawan ko. While i’m typing this blog entry hindi ko nga magalaw ang right hand fingers nasobrahan ata sa kakahawak ng accelerator. Anyway it was good learning experience at ang sarap ng feeling pag napatakbo ko na para akong nakalipad .

Bermuda National Day

Yesterday was my first time to witness Bermudians celebrate the major festival on this island, the Bermuda National Day. As soon as i disembark from the bus i can feel a party atmosphere right away. Loud cheers, drum beats, reggae music and a huge crowd cheering every contingents in the street parade, it reminds me our own Sinulog festival in Cebu. Homesickness strikes me at this time but suddenly gone when the preformers came along. Most of the performers here are wearing skimpy costumes and performing some sexy dance routines ala Rio carnival in Brazil. One thing i’ve notice here is they don’t have problem in crowd control unlike the Sinulog in Cebu that can be rowdy sometimes. Anyway what is 60,000 population compared to close to millions in Cebu. People bring their own folding chairs coupled with coolers filled of beers  and lot of foods. It’s just like they’re having a picnic along the street.

While i was busy with my heineken beer, i notice some fellow ”kabayans” closed to me are getting excited to the incoming contingent.  When i check out was a big sign of “THE ASSOCIATION OF FILIPINOS IN BERMUDA” contingent dancing to the tune of Filipino music.  It makes me smile when i hear the song, it sounds “jologs” but funny i don’t know the title and artist but it starts with this…”The coconut nut is a giant nut..its a kokoprut” in a very thick english accent. Anyhow this makes me more proud of being Pinoy here which just shows that there is an active Filipino community here and we are  significant to Bermuda society.

      

Hello World…Welcome!!!

Welcome to my first blog in WordPress!!!

 It’s been my two months now here in Bermuda and so far so good. Though i’m not fully settled yet but i would say things goes on pretty well except some changes in my past daily routine back in Dubai that require some considerable time of adjustments. Things  that i wish to be around even if i’m now in new place but i just know it can’t.  Having get used to have life wherein everything is provided like free transportation to work,  church, & malls, free meals all day, free laundry and pressing, lesser workloads and responsibility, more time to “piteks”…hehe but those were gone now.  I have to do everything on my own this time and live on my own. I get lunch for free in the office and have to rely take out food for dinner, take bus daily, a walk to laundry shop for a self service laundry and ironing which i hate most! But the plus side is it’s clean and less crowded that even a public bus ride is a pleasant experience unlike in Dubai that i almost puke one time, beautiful beaches and friendly locals.